Allobates talamancae

Allobates talamancae (common names: Talamanca rocket frog,[2] striped rocket frog,[3] Talamanca striped rocket frog[4]) is a species of frog in the family Aromobatidae. It is found in northwestern Ecuador, western Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, and southern Nicaragua.[2]

Allobates talamancae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Aromobatidae
Genus: Allobates
Species:
A. talamancae
Binomial name
Allobates talamancae
(Cope, 1875)
Synonyms[2]

Dendrobates talamancae Cope, 1875 "1876"
Colostethus talamancae (Cope, 1875)

Description

Allobates talamancae is a small, non-toxic frog, with males measuring 17–24 mm (0.67–0.94 in) in snout–vent length and females 16–25 mm (0.63–0.98 in).[4][3] The dorsum is smooth and dark brown in color. The flanks are black, bordered by tan or bronze line above and a white line below. The ventrum is white. The fingers and toes are unwebbed.[3]

Reproduction

Allobates talamancae lay the eggs in the leaf-litter, and both parents carry the tadpoles to streams where they complete their development in small, water-filled depressions.[1]

Habitat, ecology, and conservation

Allobates talamancae is found in a variety of habitats in very humid lowland and premontane habitats (secondary growth and plantations, swampy areas in primary forest, but not in open areas), usually close to streams.[1] It can be found up to 800 m (2,600 ft) (970 m (3,180 ft) in Colombia[5]) above sea level. Its diet consists of small arthropods. Adult frogs are found to aggregate, forming small groups, likely as an anti-predator adaptation.[4]

It is common species; threats to it are habitat loss, introduction of alien predatory fish, and pollution.[1]

References
  1. Coloma, L.A.; Ron, S.R.; Grant, T.; Morales, M.; Solís, F.; Ibáñez, R.; Chaves, G.; Savage, J.; Jaramillo, C.; Fuenmayor, Q. & Bolaños, F. (2008). "Allobates talamancae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T55155A11262051. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T55155A11262051.en.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Allobates talamancae (Cope, 1875)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  3. "Allobates talamancae Cope, 1875". Amphibians of Panama. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  4. Hopkins, G.; Lahanas, P. (2011). "Aggregation behaviour in a neotropical dendrobatid frog (Allobates talamancae) in western Panama". Behaviour. 148 (3): 359–372. doi:10.1163/000579511X559607.
  5. Acosta Galvis, A. R.; D. Cuentas (2017). "Allobates talamancae (Cope, 1875)". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.07.2017.0. www.batrachia.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
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